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It’s Official! 1 Million Students Reached
Today, the TeachUNITED program has reached one million children around the world. When the first TeachUNITED program launched in 2016, we were a small organization with big aspirations to ensure one million children had access to a more quality education by 2030. And here we are, through the first quarter in 2023 having already reached 1,130,329 children in 14 countries worldwide!
Guest Blog | Michelle Witt
When students have strong social emotional skills, demonstrate high levels of engagement, and feel safe taking academic risks, positive outcomes are inevitable. TeachUNITED recently reached out to Michelle Witt, Principal at Barnard School in New Hampshire, to understand her perspective on the “collective responsibility” for every child in the school.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
On March 8th, 2023, TeachUNITED hosted an Open House event in Mwanza, Tanzania in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event brought together individuals from across East Africa to celebrate the progress that has been made towards gender equality in education and to recognize the achievements of partner organizations.
Guest Blogger | Heidi Beatty
Developing collaborative partnerships is one way to reduce educational isolation for rural teachers and school leaders. TeachUNITED recently reached out to Heidi Beatty, PreK-12 Principal of Northeast Nodaway R-V School in Ravenwood, Missouri to understand her...
Filling Resource Gaps for Rural Middle School Educators
U.S. schools are working tirelessly to regain ground following the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic: The typical American student lost several months’ worth of learning in language arts and more in mathematics.¹ Forty-four percent of public schools reported having...
Back to School with New U.S. Partners!
It’s back to school time in the U.S., and we’re excited to kick off partnerships with new schools this year! Our U.S. program has grown from a small pilot in rural Colorado to reaching 10,000+ educators in 300+ schools/districts across rural parts of the Mountain...
News & Press
Hempel Foundation awards TU as Innovator for Elimu-Soko Zanzibar project working in partnership with the government to improve the quality of education in Zanzibar, Tanzania: “Elimu-Soko Education Initiative.”
Additional Elimu-Soko press:
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Local TV coverage: “Elimu-Soko Program Expansion Kick-Off in Unguja, Zanzibar.”
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LinkedIn Posts: Hempel Announcement, Update, & Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Announcement
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Announcement of TeachUNITED partnership with The Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation (JMK): “Empowering Zanzibar’s Future: Enhancing Science Education through Strategic Partnerships.”
Jackfruit Finance partnership announcement: “We’re announcing an exciting new strategic partnership with TeachUNITED!”
Local television press covering our work in Tanzania: Training workshop and graduation coverage in Karatu and Monduli.
TeachUNITED shortlisted for HundrED’s Global Collection 2025: “The Next Million: Partnerships to Transform Education in Latin America & Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Announcement of TeachUNITED partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Secretary of Education of Yucatán, Mexico (SEGEY): “We’re thrilled to announce a dynamic partnership with TeachUNITED.”
Coverage of TeachUNITED work in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica: “From Sarapiquí for Latin America: classroom teachers help lead a shift in teacher training.”
Wyoming Department of Education highlights TeachUNITED’s statewide collaboration, providing teacher professional development opportunities focused on project-based learning: “Wyoming’s Future Of Learning Partnership Launches Statewide Training On Project Based Learning Through WDE.”
Press announcing TU’s partnership and impact throughout New Hampshire in partnership with the NH Department of Education:
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